Construction Update April #2

Tuesday afternoon, right after lunch, I grabbed my camera and went to the ACDI construction site. Every time I see this place I like it better than I did before. It’s currently at that perfect stage of completion where you can clearly see the exterior design, but also, through the unfinished walls, much of the interior skeleton is visible as well. If you look closely at the shot from the front, you can see a cool stairway and balcony. I can’t wait to see what that’s going to look like when it’s done. No promises here, but I’m planning on making a few calls to see if I can get inside this place to have a look around before too long.

Once I left there, I went over to visit Jim Gregory, CEO of the Counseling Clinic, for a long anticipated tour of their new building. I’ve been planning to do this for a few weeks now, but things kept popping up and it seemed like it was never going to happen. Mr. Gregory was very accommodating when I finally called and graciously took the better part of an hour out of his busy day to show me around the new facility.

If you look at the building from the front, the Pearson Street side, roughly the left third of the building will be dedicated to Stride House, which is a day facility where adults can come and participate in activities, get fed lunch, and receive therapy before returning home for the evening. The other two thirds of the building will be for outpatient care and consists primarily of offices for therapists, APN’s, and doctors. All of these services are provided on the first floor.

The entire second floor will house administration. It became clear, after only a few minutes of the tour, that a lot of thought went into this building. Mr. Gregory said that he and architect, Ken King of Black, Corley, Owens, and Hughes, spent hours going over the layout insuring that the flow of work and clients would be as smooth as possible.

Unlike ACDI, the Counseling Clinic is at a less than perfect stage for filming. The sheetrock is up, but ceilings and light fixtures haven’t been installed yet so lighting is inconsistent and pieces and parts of soon to be installed items are scattered about on the floor. Still, with just a little imagination, you can see what a great facility this place is going to be.